I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the (1992) Olympics. I have to win or die.

When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third?

I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent.

I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport.

The new Kenyans. There are always new Kenyans.

Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering.

(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.

My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career.

It was an extraterrestrial performance. It is very special to go below 4:50, but I believe I can do better.

Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.

And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record.

Poverty doesn't make parents unfit any more than wealth deems them appropriate.

My life has a superb cast, but I cannot figure out the plot.

Abundance is a state, not a quantity. Idea of shortage is man-made.

Men look for better methods, but God looks for better men.

I woke up once in the middle of the night, and Buckminster's paws were on my eyelids. He must have been feeling my nightmares.

Sometimes people who get wealthy when they are very, very young, it's a curse to them. They don't realize it.

If you wait until circumstances justify your thinking pleasant thoughts, you are likely to wait forever.

I don't believe in outing people. It's up to the individual, but there's nothing wrong putting the pressure on.

I'm pretty sarcastic, and sometimes that doesn't come across on the Internet. It seems I'm being rude or stupid.

Every season, really, has their own chemistry.